For photos of all the previous generations of sludge carriers–aka carriers of Gross Universal Product–click here for the first in this series. Rockaway makes the second of NYCDEP’s latest vessels I’ve seen. Look her over well.
She’s only slightly less loaded than . . .
Hunt’s Point, which I saw about a half hour later.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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September 15, 2014 at 5:13 am
jollytar
Can’t imagine those are any fun when it’s lumpy with that little freeboard. Any sea would leave the deck awash; no worries about run-off?
September 15, 2014 at 9:00 am
Don Buchholz
Where does all that GUP go?
September 15, 2014 at 9:33 am
tugpower
PORT RICHMOND is now also in service. There were three of this class built by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La. HUNTS POINT, PORT RICHMOND, & ROCKAWAY.
Vessel Name: PORT RICHMOND USCG Doc. No.: 1240446
Vessel Service: PUBLIC VESSEL, UNCLASSIFIED IMO Number: 9648051
Trade Indicator: Coastwise Unrestricted Call Sign: *
Hull Material: STEEL Hull Number: 574
Ship Builder: BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS LOCKPORT LLC Year Built: 2014
Length (ft.): 280.2
Hailing Port: NEW YORK NY Hull Depth (ft.): 18
Owner: NEW YORK CITY OF NEW YORK
DEPT. OF ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION WASTEWATER POLLUTION PLANT MARINE SECTION
WARDS ISLAND, NY 10035 Hull Breadth (ft.): 70
Gross Tonnage: 2828
Net Tonnage: 1260
Documentation Issuance Date: May 29, 2014 Documentation Expiration Date: May 31, 2015
Previous Vessel Names: No Vessel Name Changes Previous Vessel Owners: No Vessel Owner Changes
September 15, 2014 at 9:50 am
harry t scholer
The “sludge” boats have come a long way in looks since the ’90s when i worked in the sixth boro with Maritrans.
September 15, 2014 at 2:02 pm
sfdi1947
Boy, sure hope everything’s automated to a fair thee well! That design is great for inland rivers, but I would not want to be working on deck in a seaway off the Rockaway Bar, or out deeper in the allowed dump areas.
Loaded that will be a very wet ship and light it will be hard to control. Scow bows do not do well in a seaway.
September 15, 2014 at 3:54 pm
tugster
what little “solids” remain at the end of the process are sold as soil, esp good for covering landfills. and the liquids, said to be drinkable, are returned to the river. liquid discharge is constantly monitored to ensure that it meets standards.
nothing is “dumped” any more.
September 16, 2014 at 8:20 am
Don Buchholz
I think Ihave heard that story before.D.C and Va. Make the same claim.Just don’t let them get close to your upstate canals,hey.